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Whether we like it or not our kids are growing up in a digital world, which can add new challenges to parenting. Idaho Matters sat down with an expert to talk about some ways we can help our kids set healthy boundaries and protect their privacy online.

With ADHD and other diagnoses on the rise, today's youth are experiencing chronic levels of anxiety and depression. That's why it's important to make sure these children feel supported and understood.

The Morrison Center is celebrating a big birthday this year, and like most seasons, they are celebrating in style.

Across the southwest, the amount it costs to have water piped to your homes is likely to go up. City utilities have to replace pipes and other infrastructure that's getting old, and invest in new systems that'll help them survive a drier future.

The West has tens of thousands of wild horses. And sometimes it seems there are almost as many opinions on what to do with them.

Last month the Giraffe Laugh Early Learning Center broke ground on a new facility, which will help alleviate the shortage of childcare options and provide help for families struggling economically by meeting them where they live.

As it gets colder wild birds can struggle to find the food they need, especially the backyard birds that stick around all year.

Since Christmas Day, in 1900, regular folks have been taking part in a Christmas Bird Census. A holiday tradition where people sign up to count the birds they see in the place that they live. The Christmas Bird Count is part of how the Audubon Society takes a wildlife census of birds to find out how they are doing and what conservation action might be needed to help them.

Idaho Matters talks with an organization that is helping to support the mental health of Idahoans.

The U.S. Forest Service manages some 160 thousand miles of trails, and maintaining that sprawling system is a major undertaking. Volunteer trail workers have become an essential part of keeping the public’s access open to its vast wild areas.